Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-20
NATIONAL NEWS.l
Important Business Before
tile Senate.
STANFURD'S BILL FILED.
Senator Pugh's Opinions on the
Tariff and Taxation
Questions.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Questions.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, December 19.-The
Senate Judi iary Committee held
a meeting to-day, at which the nomi-
nation Of Lamar was taken up. His
political record was discussed. The
hour for the meeting of the Senate ar
lived before the subject was exhausted
and further consideration was referred
to subcommittee, consisting Of I'd
munds, Hoar and Pugh.
IN THE SENATE.
Among the papers presented to the
Senate, to-day, was communication
from the Secretary of the Treasury
with report OF Special Agent Temple
on the condition Of affairs on the Seal
I-lands, Alaska. referred to Commit
tee on Foreign Relations.
A memori Il from Utah, asking ad-
mis- ion into the Union as a State,
VAS referred to the Committee on Ter
ritories.
GOOD NEWS.
Among the bills reported favorably
from the committees and placed on
the calendar was one granting to the
State Of California five per cent of the
net proceeds of the cash sales of her
public lands.
i'lle Presidents message and &C.
companying documents we're referred
to the Committee of Finance.
AMONG THE BILLS INTRODUCED
We're the following: To prohibit the
and sale of spirituou-
and int xicating liquors in the Dis
trict uf Columbia; to divide the State
OF Nepraska into two judicial districts |;
and to annex portion of Montana 10
Idaho. a"
/, zen. tor Cullom's proposition to an
mex portion Of Montana to Idah.,
cuts Off Beaver Head and Missoula
from the former, joining them
to the latter.
Senator Henderson introduced a bill
granting pen ions to Union war-pris.
oners who served more than sixty
days in s ,utt,ern prisons.
Sherman introduced bi that PEN
sioners on the roll for loss Of limbs re-
ceive arrears of pension from the date
uf disability.
Senat + Stewart introduced q bill
for Chief Justice and two associates
at Washington, with jurisdiction over
the contested land CASES and ptisat.
land claims in Arizona. New Mexico
and Colorado, and with a right of az
peal to the justice from the Land Com-
missioner.
THE UKDERvALUATIONs QUESTION.
Tue Senate Finance Committee re
ported fAvnrably of the sub-com-
.",ttee's bill respecting the under
valuations. 1t consists Of twenty odd
W, 'tiens, and practically codities tn.
sy.tem OF invoice entry Of appraise-
ment and assessment imports. Ii
creates . general appraisers tribunal
with dignity equal t,the United States
Circuit Court Judges. The ware
housing period is extended from one
to three years. Duty rates are uni
form for the same class of goods. =
REYNOLDS CLAIM RECOGNIZED.
The Secretary OF War sent q report
to the Senate respecting the claim OF
John X. Re. nolIs, formerly u Mir
'i-sippian, recommending the pay
'uient OF ahuut $4,000 for property
taken during the war from his planta-
tion near Natchez, the Government
agent having reported fayorably ON
the claim. e, s s.o
PUGH SPEAKS ON THE TARIFF. ted
Pugh offered resolution that the
Senate concur in no Joint session res
olution. for a final adjournment Of
Congress until after the passage of
laws tending to reduce the tariff and
internal taxes. The s major ad-
dressed the Senate on the subject,
saying in substance as follows: He
had never heard any valid reason
why whisky drinkers should be re-
lieved from the payment of this tax
and Why the revenue which it yielded
should be extorted by tariff from con-
sumers Of the necesearies Of lie. He
knew no better use to which whisky
could I've applied than to the produc-
ion OF the 500 600 600 revenue neces.
sary to pay pensions and he interest
of the war debt instead ol extortin .
that amount from the harmless con-
cump ion Of imported articles.
AS A GENERAL COMPROMISE
He ould repeal the inter- al tax on
tobacco for the reason that tobacco WAS
an agricultural product, and let the
tax ON whisky stand for future on id
GRAFTON. He would vote for no duty
on any article manufactured in the
United States that would cripple any
home industry. Both the Republican
and Democratic parties had promised
to reduce the income to the wants of
the Government. II was trifing for
the Republicans to charge upon the
Democratic party the. blame Of the
failure to reduce tue tariff. This Con-
gress would not adjourn until such a
change was made in the re. enue taxes
that would stop the fow of money
from the people into the natioi al
treasury beyond the needs of the gov
ernment. He would
PUT ON THE FREE LIST
Chemicals and wool of all low grades
and salt, and he might he willing to
add other articles. There should be
NJ mistake as to what the President
believed to he the paramount duty OF
Congress. There was not single in.
stance in the message that was moi
truth. At the close Of Pugh g remarks
the resolution was ordered to lie on
the table.
Blair gave notice that he would TO-
morrow AK the Senate to proceed tC
the consideration OF the educalional
bill.
THE HOUSE.
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